2007 Amsterdam Gay Pride Parade

Amsterdam - A record 375,000 people came to see the 2007 Amsterdam Gay Parade on Saturday.

The parade consisted of 72 boats - another record - sailing through the medieval canals of the inner city on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.
Extravagance and provocativeness characterized the dress - or lack of dress - of many homosexual participants dancing and singing on the boats.
However, some boats were out to make more serious statements. For the first time ever, a group of 40 teenaged gays aged 11 to 16 participated in the world famous gay parade. They were accompanied by their parents.